JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

Near-native vocabulary. Specialised, literary, and academic words. The full ~10,000-item set that prepares you for the highest JLPT exam.

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案(あん)じる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to be anxious (about)
•to be concerned (about)
•to worry (about)
•to fear

•あんじる
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案(あん)の定(じょう)

adverb

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•as expected
•just as one thought
•as feared
•sure enough

•あんのじょう
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桐(きり)

noun (common)

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•paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)
•empress tree
•foxglove tree

•きり
•キリ
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桟橋(さんばし)

noun (common)

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•wharf
•bridge
•jetty
•pier

•さんばし
•さんきょう
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梅(うめ)干(ぼ)し

noun (common)

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•umeboshi
•pickled dried ume
•pickled dried plum

•うめぼし
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梢(こずえ)

noun (common)

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•treetop
•tip of a branch

•こずえ
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棄権(きけん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•abstention (from voting)
•renunciation (of a right)
•withdrawal (from a contest)

•きけん
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棟(とう)

noun (common) • suffix • counter

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•large building
•building with a long roof
•counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

•とう
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植(う)わる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb

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•to be planted

•うわる

植民地(しょくみんち)

noun (common)

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•colony
•(Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

•しょくみんち
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検事(けんじ)

noun (common)

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•public prosecutor

•けんじ

業(ごう)

noun (common)

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N1Buddh.

•karma
•result of one's karma
•fate
•destiny

•ごう
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業務(ぎょうむ)

noun (common)

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•business
•work
•operations
•service

•ぎょうむ
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業績(ぎょうせき)

noun (common)

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•achievement
•performance
•results
•work

•ぎょうせき
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業者(ぎょうしゃ)

noun (common)

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•trader
•dealer
•businessperson
•company

•ぎょうしゃ
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極(きわ)めて

adverb

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•exceedingly
•extremely
•decisively

•きわめて
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極楽(ごくらく)

noun (common)

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N1CommonBuddh.

•Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)
•paradise
•heaven on earth

•ごくらく
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極端(きょくたん)

noun (common) • na-adjective

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•extreme
•extremity

•きょくたん
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楽(たの)しむ

Godan verb with 'mu' ending • transitive verb

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•to enjoy
•to take pleasure in
•to have a good time
•to have fun

•たのしむ
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楽観(らっかん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•optimism
•taking an optimistic view

•らっかん
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楽譜(がくふ)

noun (common)

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N1CommonMusic

•score
•sheet music

•がくふ
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概念(がいねん)

noun (common)

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•general idea
•concept
•notion

•がいねん
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概略(がいりゃく)

noun (common) • adverb

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•outline
•summary
•gist
•in brief

•がいりゃく
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概説(がいせつ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•overview
•outline
•rough summary

•がいせつ
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構(かま)え

noun (common)

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•structure
•construction
•appearance
•posture (e.g. in martial arts)

•かまえ
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構(かま)える

Ichidan verb • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•to set up (a house, store, etc.)
•to build
•to establish
•to run

•かまえる
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構想(こうそう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•plan
•plot
•idea
•conception

•こうそう
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様式(ようしき)

noun (common)

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•style
•form
•pattern

•ようしき
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様相(ようそう)

noun (common)

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N1Commonphilosophy

•aspect
•phase
•condition
•modality

•ようそう
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標語(ひょうご)

noun (common)

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•motto
•slogan
•catchword

•ひょうご
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模倣(もほう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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•imitation
•copying

•もほう
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模型(もけい)

noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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•model
•dummy
•maquette

•もけい
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模範(もはん)

noun (common)

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•exemplar
•model
•example
•pattern

•もはん
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模索(もさく)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•groping (for)
•fumbling around (for)
•searching (for an answer, solution, etc.)
•trying to find

•もさく
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権(けん)

noun, used as suffix • noun (common)

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•right (to do something)
•authority
•power

•けん
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権力(けんりょく)

noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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•(political) power
•authority
•influence

•けんりょく
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権威(けんい)

noun (common)

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•authority
•power
•influence
•prestige

•けんい
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権限(けんげん)

noun (common)

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•power
•authority
•jurisdiction

•けんげん
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横綱(よこづな)

noun (common)

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N1CommonSumo

•yokozuna (highest rank in sumo)
•grand champion
•best in its field
•crème de la crème

•よこづな
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樹木(じゅもく)

noun (common)

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•tree
•trees and shrubs

•じゅもく
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樹立(じゅりつ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•establishment
•founding
•setting (a record)

•じゅりつ
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橋(はし)渡(わた)し

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•mediation
•good offices
•go-between
•intermediary

•はしわたし
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機(はた)

noun (common)

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•loom

•はた

機構(きこう)

noun (common)

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•mechanism
•machinery
•system
•structure

•きこう
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檻(おり)

noun (common)

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•cage
•pen
•(jail) cell

•おり
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欠(か)く

Godan verb with 'ku' ending • transitive verb

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•to chip
•to nick
•to break
•to crack

•かく
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欠乏(けつぼう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•deficiency
•insufficiency
•shortage
•lack

•けつぼう
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次(つ)いで

adverb • conjunction

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•next
•secondly
•subsequently

•ついで
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欲望(よくぼう)

noun (common)

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•desire
•appetite
•lust

•よくぼう
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欲(よく)深(ぶか)い

i-adjective

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•greedy
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•よくぶかい
•よくふかい